Belarus KGB in active contact with diaspora in Latvia

Over the past several years, the State Security Agency (KGB) of Belarus has been working actively to make sure that the Belarussian diaspora in Latvia supports the current Belarus regime, according to the Constitutional Protection Bureau's (CPB) 2012 report that has been made public, informs LETA.

Last year, the activities of
several foreign intelligence services directed their attention to their
respective diasporas living in Latvia.

According to the CPB, every country
has their own objectives, goals and methods in dealing with their diasporas in
Latvia, with the Belarus KGB becoming especially active in recent years. The
goal is to control the Belarussian diaspora in Latvia so that it does not begin
to support the Belarus opposition.

''In order to control their
activities, Belarussian intelligence officers, operating under the cover of the
Belarus Embassy, have regular contact with basically all of the leaders of
Belarussian organizations in Latvia, where they obtain information about events
where the political situation and human rights problems in Belarus might be
discussed, and note the participants,'' the CPB informs.

The CPB points out that over the
past several years, there have been more and more cases where the diaspora is
involved in events organized by the Belarus KGB. The aim is to demonstrate the
support of the local diaspora towards the Belarus regime.

In addition to the local diaspora,
the Belarus KGB also carries out active work with the local media. Under the
cover of the Belarus Embassy, intelligence officers have a certain group of
journalists working for them and writing articles portraying the Belarus regime
in a positive light.

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